Whittlesey, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
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1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Whittlesey 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Sep 8
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 2 mph.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:31 AM
Sunset 7:29 PM
Last Light 7:59 PM
Moonset 7:26 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Weather Folklore
Many springs that have gone dry will have a good flow of water before rain.
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About Whittlesey, Wisconsin
Whittlesey is a census-designated place in the town of Chelsea, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 105 as of the 2010 census.
The community of Whittlesey was started in the 1870s when the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company built its line up through the forests, heading for Ashland. The railroad placed a station seven miles north of Medford where the line touched the Little Black River. It named the station Whittlesey, probably for Asaph Whittlesey, an early state legislator from Ashland, or possibly for geologist Charles Whittlesey who surveyed the area.
Several sawmills operated in Whittlesey starting in the 1880s. One built a 240-foot dam across the river, producing a 12-foot head of water. Another sawmill operated a mile and a half west of town, hauling its sawn product on carts over a pole line (a track of hardwood poles) to ship from the station at Whittlesey. A brickyard also operated there.
A Village of Whittlesey was platted in 1892, initiated by G.W. and Emma Norton. A 1913 map shows a "depot", post office, and blacksmith shop facing the railroad, with the school on the southeast side of town. But as the timber was exhausted, the nearby sawmills closed and declined. The highway bypassed most of the town to the east. The rail line closed in 1988.
As of 2023 Whittlesey is a quiet cluster of homes scattered among the trees a short drive north of Medford, with the Pine Line bike trail passing through on the old railroad right-of-way.
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